Dress shield



DRESS SHIELD Fi led Dec. 23

. Patented Apr. 17, 1945v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DRESS SHIELD Fannie Ghernofi, Philadelphia, Pa. Application December 23, 1941, Serial No. 424,036

3 Claims. (01. 2-53) Heretofore, whendress shields of the ordinary type were used in connection with dresses provided with zipper openings in the sides thereof, which zipper openings were provided for thepurpose of permitting the dress to be readily put on and taken off by the wearer, it frequently occurred that the teeth of the zipper would become fouled on portions of the dress shield, causing the zipper to jam, and at times it was almost.

impossible to remove the dress. Also, the fouling of the zipper on the dress shields sometimes resulted in the destruction of the zipper, as well as,

of the dress shield.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a dress shield which may be worn in dresses having zipper openings in the side portions thereof, which will not interfere with the use of the zipper, enabling the side openings to be used to the fullest extent, minimizing the likelihood of jamming the zipper, and making unlikely the destruction of the zipper and of the dress shield by reason of the fouling of the zipper therewith.

The nature and characteristic features of the present invention will be more readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, in which:

Figure 1- is a perspective view illustrating a.

a zipper shown in operative position with respect thereto.

It should, of course, be understood that the description and drawing herein are illustrative merely, and that various modifications and changes may be made in the structure disclosed without departing from the spiritof the invention.

As is, of course, well known, the ordinary dress shield comprises two wings made of suitable material which will prevent the passage of perspiration therethrough. The shield is mounted in the garment by inserting one wing positioned between the waist portion of the garment and the body of the wearer, and inserting the other wing thereof into the sleeve of the garment, between the sleeve fabric and the arm of the wearer.

These dressshields are attached to the garments in various ways, in some instances, by sewing the same more or less loosely around the margins of the dress shield in a manner known as tacking; and in other instances the dress shields are secured in position by means of small safety there are provided the usual two wings 3 and 4 which may be made of any of the usual materials employed in the construction of ordinary dress shields. Wing 4, however, is differentin that there is provided, at the lower portion thereof, a relatively wide slot extending upwardly from the lower margin a sufiicient distance to clear the zipper H when the shield is mounted in the garment.

The dress shield of the present invention may be attached to the garment in the same manner as that commonly employed, to wit, either by tacking or by means of safety pins. In'the event that safety pins are employed, the same would be used at the points 5 and l of the. wing portion 4, at the point 8 of the wing portion 3, and at the points 9 and ID at the upper corners.

The stitching or binding l2, which is commonly used around the margins of the wing members of the dress shield, will be continued asat is along the margins of the slot 5.

It will be seen that, by the foregoing arrangement, when the zipper is opened, there will be no interference by the dress shield against the opening of said zipper to the full extent.

slot having substantially parallel side margins spaced from each other to clear the zipper elements.

2. A dress shield adapted to be used with garments having zipper closed side openings and comprising two wing members made of protective material and secured to each other, one of said wings having an open slot extending upwardly from thelower margin thereof to an intermediate point in said wing, the side margins of said slot being separated sufficiently to clear the zipper elements thereby to permit the zipper to be actuated to its fully open condition and to be closed without fouling on the dress shield.

3. A dress shield comprising two wing members made of protective material and secured to each other, one of said wing members having an open slot extending upwardly from the lower pins which are placed usually at the ends of the connecting seam between the two wings of the dress shield, and also at the lower margin of each of the wings.

In the dress shield of the present invention.

margin thereof and having substantially parallel side marginsseparated from each other a distance sufficient to clear an ordinary garment zipper, said side margins of said slot being finished similar to the edge margins of the wings.

FANNTE CHERNOF'F. 

